Piet Engels

Piet Engels
Piet Engels in 1973
Minister of Culture,
Recreation and Social Work
In office
6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973
Prime MinisterBarend Biesheuvel
Preceded byMarga Klompé
Succeeded byHarry van Doorn
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
28 April 1971 – 11 May 1971
Preceded byNorbert Schmelzer
Succeeded byGerard Veringa
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
5 June 1963 – 6 July 1971
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
Personal details
Born
Peter Joseph Engels

(1923-09-25)25 September 1923
Schaesberg, Netherlands
Died13 April 1994(1994-04-13) (aged 70)
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
OccupationPolitician · Social worker · Nonprofit director

Peter Joseph "Piet" Engels (25 September 1923 – 13 April 1994) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Career

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Piet Engels opened the Lindenberg Nijmegen Culture House in 1972. Initially there were free academies a music school and a Public Library.[1]

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 8 June 1973

References

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  1. ^ Van Capelleveen, Ruud. "Lindenberg in Nijmegen". absolutefacts,nl. Absolute Figures. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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Official
Party political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary leader of the
Catholic People's Party in the
House of Representatives

1971
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Culture,
Recreation and Social Work

1971–1973
Succeeded by